Britain should embrace unilateral free trade – right now

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For pro-remainers, Brexit was a backward step, but CapX’s Louis Rouanet suggests that the best way of moving forward is to step back to the unilateral free trade ethos of Victorian Britain after the horrors of the Irish potato famine and repeal of the Corn Laws

It’s fascinating argument. Mr Rouanet admits there are some dangers in such policy: by declaring unilateral free trade, Britain’s ability to negotiate may be weakened, and there is the potential for the EU to hit British financial firms ...